Shloka 166
Pāṇḍava-senā-niryāṇa and Vyūha-vibhāga (पाण्डवसेनानिर्याण तथा व्यूहविभाग)
दन्तान् दन्तेषु निष्पिष्य सृक्किणी परिलेलिहन् | धष्टद्युम्न
dantān danteṣu niṣpiṣya sṛkkiṇī parilelihan | dhṛṣṭadyumnaḥ śikhaṇḍī mahārathī sātyakiḥ pāñca bhrātaraḥ kaikeyarājakumāraḥ rākṣasaḥ ghaṭotkacaḥ draupadyāḥ pañca putrāḥ abhimanyuḥ rājā dhṛṣṭaketuḥ parākramaḥ bhīmasenaḥ tathā mahārathī nakula-sahadevau—ete sarve krodhena lohitākṣā āsanebhya utplutya tiṣṭhantaḥ aṅgada-parihārya-keyūraiḥ vibhūṣitāḥ raktacandana-carcitāḥ svāḥ sundarā bāhūn dhṛtvā dantān danteṣu niṣpiṣya sṛkkiṇī parilelihuḥ ||
Sañjaya berkata: Sambil menggesekkan gigi dan menjilat kedua hujung bibir, Dhṛṣṭadyumna, Śikhaṇḍin, maharathi Sātyaki, lima putera raja Kaikeya, rākṣasa Ghaṭotkaca, lima putera Draupadī, Abhimanyu, Raja Dhṛṣṭaketu, Bhīmasena yang perkasa, serta maharathi Nakula dan Sahadeva—kesemuanya, dengan mata memerah kerana amarah, melompat bangun dari tempat duduk mereka. Berhias gelang lengan, untaian mutiara, dan gelang tangan, serta lengan yang tampan disapu pes cendana merah, mereka berdiri menggenggam lengan sendiri, mendidih oleh murka—tanda lahiriah bagi ribut batin yang telah dibangkitkan oleh perang dan dharma yang terluka.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how anger manifests physically and spreads through a group, especially among warriors who feel dharma has been violated. It implicitly warns that when righteous grievance turns into uncontrolled krodha, it accelerates the slide toward violence; ethical discernment must restrain passion even in a just cause.
Sañjaya describes a tense courtly moment where leading Pāṇḍava-aligned heroes—named one by one—erupt from their seats in fury. Their gestures (teeth-grinding, lip-licking) and martial adornments signal immediate readiness to fight, indicating that negotiations and restraint are breaking down and the war mood is intensifying.